National Republican., 1887-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER.

NEW NAlloNAL lfEAlEh.
In the last ch apter of George Sands most
touching story of peasant life in France the
rustic lover finds La Petite Fadette kneeling
at the shrine of the Madonna. Spiritual devo.
tion.has transfgured the homely features of a
poor little country girl, and Fadette's coarse
face has become beautiful.
such an impression was produced upon her
audience last night by the change In Sarah
Bern nardrs presentation of Camilles char
acter anu aspect from the demi-mondaine
Of the first act TO the ethereal purity pro-
duced by supreme effort of renunciation.
In dealing with such q consummate artist
as Mme. Bernhardt 1t goes without saying
that the great passages of every drama In
which she appears are rendered with the tervor
and hnish inseparable from her genius, never
theess, there are over recurring SIDE touches,
almost imperceptlble in their dellcacy,
which 10 one who observes closely, come as
1t must be fairly admitted that those who
have not seen Bernhardt as Camille have not
seen " La Dame aux Camelias." and the num-
Der OF fearful eyes at the theater last night
during the third and final act bore ample tes.
tlmony TO the marvellous power of the great
FrencnWoman and the excellent support she
received from her company. Nothing could
have been more pathetic and effective than
the interview in which NJ. Frazier, as Duyal
honor of That sons family name and the direct
Interest of his sister: "Marguerite, have
daughter, young, beautiful pure as an angel.
lut lutuTS Ol u young girl VINO mas
done you no harm may. be shattered by you.
Marguerite, in the name OF your loye, grant
me my daughters happiness" This passage,
delivered with profound emotion, calls forth
| eventually the last struggle of n woman with
hcr heaTt, and, In tones of passionate
tSullallOn the woman throws her love and
| life away with, well sir, you shall say one
| day to this pure and fair G rl-fpr II Is TO her
| wikh 10 sacrifice my happiness-that there
was somewhere woman who had but one
hope, one thought, one dream in the world
and that when her name was uttered, this
woman renounctd all, crushed her heart in
her hands and died; for II will kill me- sir, and
then, perhaps, God Will forgive me-"
As Armand, NJ. PHILIPPE GARNER Is a lover
whose intellect and sanity dominate his pas.
sion, but his action is throughout so consistent
and suggestive of reserved force that when he
does Ise TO passionate utterances his audience
is carried away as by awhirlwnd. NJ. Angelo,
as NaTyille, did excellent WORK, and Nine,
RenaId, as Prudence, carried out her role with
the ample eynicism and selishness such u part
requires.
Mile. seylor Ns Nchette was very plquant
and intelligent, while Nine. LacToiX as Nanine
was model OF tender devotion. The acting
altogether was superb, and though II might
seem diicult for an'AmerlCan audience to
appreciate the finer NNdRces Of plays rendered
by french company the difficulty may he
almost altogether obYiated by following the
carefully prepared librettoo or by perusal
lnereol before the performance commences
Nine. Bernhardts voice seems 10 defy the
Tayages Of time and her tears are brought at
viii, Fedora" tonight.